Congratulations to Kristin Naca of Minneapolis for winning the mtvU Poetry Prize for her manuscript Bird Eating Bird
Even though I didn’t win { 
} I look forward to reading the manuscript Yusef Komunyakaa chose as the student winner for the mtvU Poetry Prize, which is linked to the National Poetry Series.
All of the NPS winners this year are:
Kristin Naca of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Bird Eating Bird
Chosen by Yusef Komunyakaa , to be published by HarperCollins Publishers
Anna Journey of Houston, Texas, If Birds Gather Your Hair for Nesting
Chosen by Thomas Lux, to be published by University of Georgia Press
Douglas Kearney of Van Nuys, California, The Black Automation
Chosen by Catherine Wagner, to be published by Fence Books
Adrian Matejka of Edwardsville, Illinois, Mixology
Chosen by Kevin Young, to be published by Penguin Books
Sarah O’Brien of Brookfield, Ohio, catch light
Chosen by David Shapiro, to be published by Coffee House Press
To all: CONGRATS!!!